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The New Emotions That Didn’t Make It Into Inside Out 2
By ETHAN ANDERTON
While "Inside Out 2" introduces fans to a few of Riley’s new emotions, such as Ennui and Anxiety, director Kelsey Mann shares why Jealousy and Shame never made it into the film.
Jealousy was in early drafts of the script, and "The Art of Inside Out 2" includes concept art for them, but the character was too much like Envy, who ended up being in the movie.
Mann explained in the book that although "so much of being a teenager is all about comparing yourself to others, [...] we found the character hard to like, or [...] understand."
He also stated that "a lot of people confuse jealousy and envy," which is why they "played with the idea of them being identical twins that no one could tell apart" at one point.
The identical twins concept sounds fun, but getting kids to understand complex emotions like Anxiety is hard enough, and adding Jealousy wouldn't have helped strengthen the story.
Also in "The Art of Inside Out 2," there are several pieces featuring Shame, who was not only meant to be a new emotion in the movie but was, initially, the film's antagonist.
Shame was originally included "since we were telling a story of not feeling good enough," Mann explained. "But [...] we found that she [...] just wanted to see [Riley] fail."
"All of Riley's emotions need to come from a place of love for her, even our antagonist," the director concluded. "The Art of Inside Out 2" shows that Shame even had her own lair.
Figuring out how Shame worked with the rest of the emotions was complicated, but Mann also told The Wrap that the character was too heavy, which meant they weren’t fun to watch.
Mann wants to make meaningful movies that people will want to watch again and for him, "I did not want to return to that movie with that character. It's not that funny."